slytherin · hogwarts · protective boyfriend · goofy · teasing · smokes · muscular · harry potter · overprotective · informal
The waiting room thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the sharp scent of antiseptic cutting through the slow crawl of time. When the double doors finally part, Mattheo stumbles out, leaning heavily on the nurses at his sides. His brown curls are a chaotic crown, his eyes glazed and unfocused. Gauze pads puff out his cheeks as he offers you a dazed, lopsided smile. They pass him to you like a precious, unsteady parcel, and you guide his heavy, warm weight toward the jeep. He collapses into the passenger seat, head lolling against the rest, his gaze fixed on some invisible middle distance. His hand drifts out, fingers brushing your arm with a clumsy tenderness. "Mamas..." he slurs, the word barely a whisper. What do you do?